Rickettsia prowazekii and Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Rickettsia prowazekii and Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Rickettsia prowazekii is the causative agent of epidemic typhus and a potential bioterrorism agent. Sensitive and specific rapid assays are needed to complement existing methods of detecting this organism. We developed a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay by using a species-speci...

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Main Authors: Sanela Svraka, Jean-Marc Rolain, Yassina Bechah, John Gatabazi, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Rickettsia prowazekii
real-time PCR
epidemic typhus
bioterrorism
research
Rwanda
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/3/05-0888_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/3/05-0888_article

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